Hyderabad: Aerospace and defence player Sigma Advanced Systems Limited (SASL) has signed an exclusive memorandum of understanding with defence public sector enterprise Munitions India Limited (MIL) to integrate, indigenously manufacture and supply 155 mm artillery course-correction fuzes along with their associated components, subsystems and technologies in India.Course-correction fuzes allow artillery shells to adjust their trajectory in flight, improving accuracy and operational effectiveness.The two companies said the partnership is intended to strengthen domestic capabilities in precision-guided artillery ammunition and support critical Indian military programmes. It will combine Sigma’s Indian engineering and programme execution capabilities and indigenously developed technology with MIL’s ammunition manufacturing infrastructure.It will focus on technology transfer, qualification, local manufacturing and integration of advanced course-correction solutions. Sigma said the effort will draw on a mature course-correction guidance kit that is already used by international customers.Sigma said the collaboration marks a significant step in its efforts to advance its next-generation indigenous capabilities in precision-guided artillery ammunition, building on its existing defence programmes and engineering capabilities.Sigma Advanced Systems CEO Sunil Kalidindi described the agreement as an important step towards advancing indigenous precision-guided artillery capability. He said combining proven guidance technology with MIL’s manufacturing base and Sigma’s execution strengths would help build domestic capacity in a strategically important defence segment in line with Atmanirbhar Bharat.The Pune-headquartered Munitions India manufactures ammunition, explosives and related defence products for the Indian armed forces and overseas customers. Its capabilities are expected to support localisation and integration of the new artillery technologies.Sigma, listed on the BSE and NSE, works across aerospace, avionics, naval systems, radars and communications. Through UK subsidiaries Nasmyth and Bromford, it also serves global aerospace original equipment manufacturers worldwide.
